Any chance he’s turned a new leaf and taken up sailing for real?About as likely as me doing it.Hadrian eyed Royce for a heartbeat. I put him at the top of the list.
Been meddling, have you? Royce asked, looking around at the hive of activity.You must admit they didn’t have much in the way of a defense plan,Hadrian said, pausing to wipe the sweat from his forehead...
But we are sailors—served on the Endeavor.Are you, now? the ship’s master asked skeptically. Let me see yer hands.The master examined Hadrian’s palms, looking over the various calluses and rough place...
Royce wanted to stab him,
Degan struck the wall with the back of his head, bounced off, and fell to his knees. Hadrian felt the pain in his knuckles and only then realized he had hit him.Gaunt glared up, his eyes watering, his...
Each killing steals a bit of humanity until a murderer is nothing more than an animal. A hunger replaces the spirit. A want for what was lost, but as with innocence, the soul can never be replaced. Jo...
You think you’re a very clever fellow, don’t you? Saldur challenged.No, Your Grace, Merrick replied. Clever is the man who makes a fortune selling dried-up cows, explaining how it saves the farmers th...
Royce made to protest, but Hadrian held up his hand. Relax. I’ll deal with Count Nightshirt.Viscount.What’s the difference?A whole lot of money.
Hadrian reeked of death. It wasn’t the sort of stench others could smell or that water could wash, but it lingered on him like sweat-saturated pores after a long night of drinking.
He gave him a second, then in a bright tone said, How is it we never had king and emperor on our list of potential careers? When you think about it, it beats the heck out of winemakers, actors, and fi...
She regretted volunteering, as getting off the ship required wading in chest-deep water. It was very cold and took her breath away. Her robe billowed around her as she struggled to find traction in th...
The best neighbor you can have is a tree, a living tree. They listen more than they talk, provide shade on hot days, give you food and shelter, and don’t ask for anything in return.
That’s—why, that’s wonderful! Hadrian burst out as he leapt to his feet and hugged her. Congratulations! He didn’t even say anything. We’ll be like family! It’s about time he got around to this. I wou...
If given a choice between a potentially great hardship and doing nothing, people gravitated toward what was most familiar and comfortable. That was why leadership was needed. To do what was necessary...
If gravity failed, the speed of light was broken, and death and taxes disappeared there would still be Peggy, telling him to be home on time because it was Tuesday and they were having salmon for dinn...
Unlike all other living things, people were never content to just live in a place, to be part of it; they always wanted to change things, to make places conform. Maybe that was why the gods and spirit...
That’s not the reason I didn’t tell you, Royce snapped. You just said it was!I know I did! So you’re lying to me again? Call me a liar one more time— And what? What? You going to fight me? It’s dark i...
Royce stared at him a second. What? You heard me-you hear every stupid thing anyone ever says. That’s the most annoying thing about you. Well, not the most -it’s actually really hard to order them. Th...
It’s only nice not being wanted for murder if you’ve actually killed someone. Otherwise, what’s the point? Besides, what makes you think I’m not wanted for murder?
Your Majesty? Alric looked up at the thief with a scowl. I just want to say for the record that as far as royal protectors go, you’re not very good. It’s my first day, Royce replied dryly. And already...
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